Martin Luther: A Life Contributor(s): Marty, Martin E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143114301 ISBN-13: 9780143114307 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A man of unswerving faith, rooted in his own Lutheran tradition yet deeply committed to helping enrich a pluralist society, Martin Marty brings to powerful life the devout Reformation figure whose despair for a perilous world, felt anew in our own times, drove him to a ceaseless search for assurance of God's love. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: B |
Series: Penguin Lives Biographies |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.1" W x 7.08" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 82401 Reading Level: 10.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Called 'The most influential interpreter of American religion' by Bill Moyers, renowned historian and Lutheran pastor Martin Marty portrays the religious reformer Martin Luther as a man of conscience and courage who risked death to ignite the historic reformation of the Church. Luther's arguments, including his '95 theses, ' changed the destiny of Christendom, the shape of Christianity, and gave rise to new freedoms in church and state. Marty explores the records left by Luther of his inner struggles and his conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire to find a man engaged in a lifelong passionate search for not only the grace of God, but also for the assurance that it was directed toward each individual |